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NBA Trade Rumor: Mavs Target Raptors Star Pascal Siakam?

The Dallas Mavericks could envision Toronto Raptors star forward Pascal Siakam as the missing piece next to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
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NBA Trade Rumor: Mavs Target Raptors Star Pascal Siakam?
NBA Trade Rumor: Mavs Target Raptors Star Pascal Siakam?

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With NBA free agency on the horizon, the Dallas Mavericks, who were extremely active on draft night, will look to follow that up with a couple more meaningful transactions.

First, the Mavs must re-sign Kyrie Irving, and all signs are pointing to that happening soon after free agency opens. So, after that, what’s the next big move? Perhaps a surprise trade for Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam could be in the works.

According to a report from Sportsnet’s Michael Grange, the Mavs, along with the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings have called Masai Ujiri to ask about Siakam’s availability.

Out of all the Raptors’ trade assets, Siakam might make the most sense for the Mavs, as he’s in his prime at age 29. If the Raptors want to get what they can for the two-time All-Star and 2019 NBA champion before he could potentially leave them for nothing in free agency, the Mavs could present them with that opportunity.

In theory, the Mavs trading Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber, Josh Green and their 2027 first-round pick in exchange for Siakam could work. Knowing how the Raptors’ front office has a reputation for being hard to negotiate with, this might not work for them, but parting with one of their best players is likely the only way they’d get that 2027 pick from Dallas.

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DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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